Students Object to Hunting Film at Pickwick "We object to the fact that the Pickwick won't show Xrated films; yet they present this slaughter as family entertainment," stated Betsy Erickson '71, one of several protesters who attended the picket of the theater's showing of the film "The Trail of the Hunter." Students from various schools joined the march held recently for various reasons. Many objected to the making of the film, the killing of animals being depicted as sport and being accompanied by loonytune music, as well as objecting to the theater's showing it. Garry Pearson '71, another picketer said, "We're against hunting because when man takes more than he needs from nature he disrupts the balance. Most hunters shoot the fittest animals because it is better sport. Yet in nature, survival of the fittest keeps the balance." Other objections to the film stemmed from the idea that parents just dropped their kids off for the afternoon to view the "mass slaughter of animals." Some students objected to hunting for sport, in its entirety. Said Jay LaJone, "Every time I hear of a wild
animal being killed I think of the baby animals left homeless. That to me is no sport, it's slau^ter." Various comments made by passersby were, "It's beautiful — the photography — the hunting is excellent. I'm a hunter." "If they saw deer starving in winter with young in their bellies, they wouldn't be out here." One woman justified the movie by saying, "It's education. It teaches the people how the hunters kill animals. Didn't we always have himting? If they saw the movie they'd have known the killing was done for food." This statement provoked a response from Betsy, who had seen the movie the night before. "Quite a few of the animals were killed for their 'magnificent heads." How good is jaguar meat anyway?" "Die protest was organized with the help of Garry Pearson who obtained a parade permit from the city attorney and city manager. The idea was formulated after viewing a special shown on TV "Saying Good-Bye," concerning the many species of animals becoming extinct.
Garry plans to expand his interests and activities concerning conservation through collaboration with the Maine South Biology Club. Garry feels that the Biology Club lacks the power to perform because of its lack of active members. "There are a lot of apathetic students in the school. There is something then can do for their environment and this is where they can start. We have plans to go about changing things. Everybody in this school should
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have an active part." Garry thought of starting his own Ec(rtogy Society yet the procedure to obtain a charter, which Biology Club already holds, would take too long. The Club has everything needed except active members. There will be a meeting, and all students are encouraged to get involved. Various activities the Club plans to pursue include a letter writing campaign to public of-
ficials concerning environmental abuse, letters written to officials in Canada who are selling mass tracts of virgin wilderness to large corporations for industrial development, chemical analysis of various areas of the Des Plaines River in order to determine the pollution count, another Earth Day for Maine South and drives to raise money for various ecological organizations dedicated to environmental improvements.
Maine Township High School South, Park Ridge, 111. 60068
Jan. 29,1971
'Anteater Press' Now Circulating
A second student newspaper. them to actively participate in strator. The Anteater also ofThe Anteater Press, published school and in communi^ acti- fered to sell advertising space by the Student Independent vities." to the public for a penny a typeParty, has been circulating the Bill claims that the party has character. halls of Maine South in the last about 100 registered members The first three issues of The few weeks. and that "there are many other Anteater Press consisted of StuT h e Student Independent students here who have said dent Council news, editorial Party is one of the first political that they sympathize with our commentaries, and poems and parties ever formed by students party." The president of the quotes from such men as Frank A triangle of power is being any changes which students or at South. They plan to run a party is John Dombrowski '71. Zappa and Albert Einstein. organized at Maine South in an teachers may suggest and im- slate of candidates in the comAs the S.I.P. presidential According to Bill, the S.I.P. attempt to establish a positive portant school issues that ing Student Council elections. candidate, Bill said that he reoperates on a democratic basis. means of communicati(Hi be- everyone should know about. garded Student Council as a The party, known as S.I.P., The party adopts no policies body with vast potential. "We tween students, faculty and adMr. Lange would like to see "unless there has been a vote ministration. the committee completely or- has nominated Bill Dickens 7 2 among the party membership, want to change the image of for president and Mike Goerss In the Dec. 11 issue of South- ganized this year, so that it '72 for vice-president. The S.I.P. and the majority of the kids Student CouncU," he said. "We want to change it from a weak will be ready to begin operatwords, Mr. Bill Lange, biology also plans to run candidates for are in favor of the proposal." mouthpiece of the students into teacher, proposed the "trian- ing at the opening of the com- the other SC offices, as well as Bill thinks that homeroom gle" which would consist of ing school year. The committee for positions as complex lead- representatives and complex a respected and responsible adviser of the administration." wiU provide " a n ideal opporelected representatives of the ers, committee chairmen and leaders should operate on the student body, faculty and ad- tunity for the three levels, homeroom representatives. BiU also said that if the S.I.P. same principle in Council. He ministration. I t would work "on student, faculty and adminiswon control of Council it would claims that as a homeroom repBill Dickens said of the S.I.P., matters concerning South's pol- tration, as Maine South, to resentative himself he has voted involve the students more acicies and rules and any concern communicate positively and "We are not a radical party. for proposals that he was per- tively in community affairs. He Our goal is to make students that is legally possible to make positive goals," said Mr. suggested that one way to acaware of their rights and to get sonally against because the complish this would be to send a Lange. tackle." majority of students in his Thus far, only faculty reprehomeroom were in favor of the student representative to t h e District 207 meetings in an efsentatives have been elected measure. fort to let the student voice be to serve on the triangle. Mr. The Anteater Press, the news- heard. Lange explained the election »• r% j . * J C * x paper controlled by the S.I.P., The S.I.P., according to Bill, procedure. Faculty members pOT RGCredtlOn a n d t n i O y i T i e n t is a two-page leaflet that has has hopes that the party newswere put into groups depend come out on three different paper can be printed professioning upon their years of experi"Park Ridge needs more scbofd kids because so many ence: 5-8 years, 9-12, 13-16 and places for kids to go," com- kids don't have anywhere to occasions. The Anteater is typed ally by the end of the school over 17 years. One representa- mented a South student. "There go," he stated. "The Carriage by S.I.P. members and printed yeair. Dickens said that he sees tive was to be chosen from are very few places where kids House can hold only 60 people, on a mimeograph machine "The Anteater as a possible owned by Bill Dickens. The edi- rival of Southwords. We hope each group. can go to just to talk besides while the other places hold even of the S.I.P. newspaper is that the S.I.P. will become a An open nominaticm ballot the Pipe Shop, the Carriage less. In a town this large, a tor Randy Ruck '71. permanent institution a t Maine was placed in each teacher's House, the dance studio, and the center would provide for the In the January 20 edition of South and that the Anteater box. This meant that the fac- churches during youth group extra people." The Anteater Press, the paper Press will remain along with it. ulty could nominate any of its meetings." "Many kids don't like the outlined its policies. It said that Either we want to stimulate members, thus insuring that Mr. Bob Rowe, owner of the 'freaks' who usually are at these it would accept open letters or Southwords into becoming a teachers elected would really Since people's interests be interested in the committee. Pipe Shop, opened the back places. any source, better newspaper, or we want different, more facilities articles from These nominees were then room of the shop to teens as a are whether that person be a stu- to replace it as the school to teens would really placed on the ballot on which place where they could meet to available dent, a teacher or an admini- paper." work well," Bill continued. discuss and to play chess. the faculty voted. The Park Ridge Park District Mr. and Mrs. Donald MartelFaculty representatives choworking in conjunction with sen were Mr. Lange, Miss Vir- lo, also interested in an unstruc- is Coffeehouse, Inc. and Park ginia Feurer, , Mr. John Kil- tured program for youth, a s k ^ Ridge churches on setting up a cullen, Mr. Stanley Bentall and the Park Ridge Community coffee house in the Hinkley Church for use of the church's Mr. Arthur Jdinson. Field field house. According to The committee is to be made property and established the Mr. Raymond VanDeWalle, DiCarriage House a s additional up of 12-15 members: the five rector of Parks and Recreation, faculty representatives, two room for teens to meet. if the plan is successful, the Due to large numbers of Park District will continue members will represent the administration and the remain- people, a studio above Micheal working through Coffeehouse, ing open positions a r e to be Kirby's Dance Studio opened to Inc., a nation wide program. accomodate them. Adults superfilled by students. "However, there has been no When all representatives are vise on a strictly volunteer great demand for any type of elected, the committee will basis. center for teens," Mr. VanDeiron out details such as time Mr. Rowe hopes that many Walle pointed out. "No groups of meetings, whether the com- more locations will be open on of students have directly come mittee will formidate p<dicy or the basis of an imstructured to the Park District and rewhether it will only make rec- program for the youth with quested a center." ommendations, how much au- adults running the concession. Although the YMCA has prothority will be vested in the "The more places we have, the grams teens Mr. James committee and how members better it will be," he stated. Hojnacki,for youth adviser of the committee will be re- "Tonng people neied a place to commentedYMCA that Park Ridge elected. go." needed more places such as the The members of the triangle One of Mr. Rowe's goals is to Carriage House where teens will also have to determine establish a movie workshop and could just go to talk and to how to reach the student body: a craft workshop for interested learn. whether by use of the PA sys- teens. He has been working on movtem, via homeroom reports, or Bill Schroeder '72, active in ing an arts and crafts class for "If a man does not keep pace with his companions, through a newsletter. the Community Church youtii teens from a Des Plaines locaperhaps It is because he heart a different drummer; The problems which the com- group, also spends some time at tion to the Park Ridge YMCA let him step to the music which he hears, tiowever mittee hopes to tackle include the Pipe Shop and Carriage and is also advising community measured or far away." school policies, student-teacher House. " P a r k Ridge needs some churches on setting up coffee relations, the lounge situation. sort of student center for high houses. (Henry David Thoreau, 1817-1862)
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